An Appropriately Acerbic ACSH Christmas Carol for 2024

By Josh Bloom — Dec 17, 2024
There have been some mighty strange choices to lead the U.S. healthcare system starting in 2025. Instead of complaining, let's sing about them!
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God help you wary gentlemen,


There’s plenty to dismay,


With nuts like Oz and Kennedy,


There’s madness on the way.

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They’re technophobes with dim light bulbs,


And now they run the show

Oh, the comforts of po-li-o

Polio

Oh, the comforts of po–li–o.

 

God help you wary gentlemen 

You’re stuck with RFK

If you’ve got fleas or heart disease

Raw milk will save the day

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His brain has worms but  he still spurns

The penicillin-V

For the comforts of Oz’s vitamin C, 

Vitamin C

Oh, the comforts of Oz’s vitamin C

 

He wants to trash the NIH 

And end the FDA

We’ll buy our drugs in Mexico

Or maybe from Bombay

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Stay in your homes and watch for drones

They radiate 5G

Like your toaster, your phone, and your TV, 

Your TV

Like your to-as-ter, your phone, and your TV.

 

Happy and healthy (although not necessarily stress-free) holidays from all of us. 

 

 

 

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Josh Bloom

Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science

Dr. Josh Bloom, the Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science, comes from the world of drug discovery, where he did research for more than 20 years. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry.

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